CBD
Bridget McKenzie’s squeeze pens book about the PM
CBD hears Senator Bridget McKenzie is not the only politician reporter Simon Benson has been spending time with.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Stephen Brook
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Where are we going with Australia Day?
Every year, the Australia Day debate sails into view in January and then, with little achieved, glides away forgotten for 11 months.
- by Stephen Brook
What 2021 has in the stars for Australia’s rich and powerful
Will Scott Morrison secure the mother lode of vaccines needed to reopen international borders? Will Anthony Albanese still be in place to contest the next federal election? CBD’s conduit to the real stars, Hedy Damari, answers the year’s big questions.
- by Stephen Brook and Samantha Hutchinson
Council to fly flag at half mast as Australia Day debate rolls on
One Melbourne city council says it will lower its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags on Australia Day to acknowledge the suffering experienced by Australia’s First Nations people.
- by Henrietta Cook and Stephen Brook
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Unmasked: McKenzie's shopping trip to remember with new partner
Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie sent the Twittersphere into overdrive on Tuesday after she was photographed in a regional Victorian hardware store alongside an unidentified male.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Stephen Brook
Opinion
'Too angry, too political, too commercial': social media at tipping point
More regulation is coming for social media, but users are pushing the real agenda. Media savvy friends are becoming reluctant users of platforms and taking them off their phones.
- by Stephen Brook
As the US Capitol was attacked, wealthy Americans eyed Sydney real estate
The violent attack on the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump has led to a surge of interest from wealthy Americans wanting to purchase property and move to the safety of Australia.
- by Stephen Brook
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Google admits to removing local news content in 'experiment'
In recent days internet users have reported Australian news sites disappearing from Google’s search function, with old content and links being displayed.
- by Stephen Brook and Nick Bonyhady
Lamb ad tears down border restrictions in time for Australia Day
The campaign satirises border restrictions caused by the pandemic and is the latest in the Meat and Livestock Association’s 14-year campaign to boost lamb sales for Australia Day.
- by Stephen Brook
CBD
Goodbye 2020 and Good Riddance
So long, farewell ... to 2020.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Stephen Brook
Grant's new water gig a long time in the pipeline
Was Troy Grant's recent resignation from the NSW Nationals driven by solid forward planning?
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Stephen Brook